Web Resources

Hotlines and Treatment Advice for Clinicians

Medscape Ask the Experts Forums: HIV
Expert question-and-answer forums on numerous HIV medicine topics, geared for physicians treating patients with HIV. Free registration required.
MedWatch
FDA adverse event reporting system for drugs, biologics, medical and radiation-emitting devices, and special nutritional products. Can contact via phone (1-800-FDA-1088), email, or fax.
National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline)
(1-888-448-4911) Provides 24-hour service for physicians and health care workers needing PEP case consultation only.
National HIV Telephone Consultation Service (Warmline)
(1-800-933-3413) Offers up-to-the-minute clinical information and case consultation. Monday - Friday, 5 am - 5 pm Pacific time ( (8 am to 8 pm Eastern time) and by voice mail 24 hours a day. For health care providers only.
National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service
(1-888-448-8765) Provides free 24-hour clinical consultation and advice on treating HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants as well as indications and interpretations of rapid and standard HIV testing in pregnancy.